August 4: Salude – In 1693, champagne was invented.Shortcut – In 1902, a new tunnel under the River Thames opened in London.Missing – In 2002, two girls go missing in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England.Saturday Night – In 1821, the Saturday Evening Post was first published.MTS Oceanos – In 1991, the Oceanos sunk.Mount Asama – In 1783, the volcano erupted.

August 5: Candle in the Wind – In 1962 Norma Jeane died, mysteriously.Road Trip – In 1888, Bertha Benz went for a drive.Jobless – In 1981, 11,345 striking air traffic controllers were fired.Dot, Dot, Dot – In 1858, the first transatlantic cable was finished.Truth is Not an Excuse – In 1735, John Zenger was found not guilty of libel.Taxing – In 1861, the first income tax in the US was passed.

August 6: Fat Man’s Predecessor – In 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.Humane? – In 1890, the first execution by electric chair took place. Gertrude Ederle – In 1926, Gertrude became the first woman to swim the English Channel.Lost – In 1930, Judge Force Crater disappeared.Francis II – In 1806, the king abdicated and ended the Holy Roman Empire.Bogotá – In 1538, Bogotá, Colombia was founded.

August 9: Lean On Me – In 1173, construction on the world’s most famous bell tower began.Much Brighter – In 1979, Brighton Beach was given permission as a nude beach.Betty Boop – In 1930, Betty made her debut.Walden – In 1854, Thoreau published his book.YOU Can Prevent Wild Fires – In 1944, Smokey Bear’s first poster came out.Crazy Times – In 1969, the Charles Manson Family murdered several people.

August 13: Just Another Brick in the Wall – In 1961, the first steps toward the building of the Berlin Wall were taken.Bootiful – In 1934, L’il Abner premiered. The World is Created – In 3114 BC, the world began, according to the Mayan Long Count calendar.167 for 1 – In 1906, a bartender in Brownville, Texas was killed.Pay Up – In 1889, the pay telephone was patented.Rustless – In 1913, stainless steel was first produced.

August 15: Yasgur’s Farm – In 1969, Woodstock began.Requiem – In 1935, a plane crash killed Will Rogers and Wiley Post. Military Precision – In 1995, Shannon Faulkner arrived at the Citadel.Macbeth – In 1057, King Macbeth was killed.Taliesin I – In 1914, Frank Lloyd Wright’s house was destroyed.Defeat – In 1281, Kublai Khan’s navy was destroyed.

August 16: Ray Chapman – In 1920, a baseball player was struck in the head with a baseball, the only death from the game.Not Waterloo – In 1918, the Peterloo Massacre took place.High Flyer – In 1960, Excelsior II was tested.Dole Air Race – In 1927, the Dole Air Race began.Sports Illustrated – In 1954, the magazine was first published.Tough Guy – In 1868, Bernarr Macfadden was born.

August 18: Virginia Dare – In 1587, the first child of English parents was born in the New World.It’s About Damn Time – In 1920, American women were finally given the vote.Lolita – In 1958, Nabokov’s famous novel was published in the US.He – In 1868, helium was discovered.Panmunjom Ax Murder – In 1976, two Americans were killed.Bad Example – In 1848, Camila O’Gormann and Ladislao Gutierrez were executed.

August 26: The Terminal Man – In 1988, Merhan Karrimi Nasseri hit the airport.Explosive – in 1883, Krakatau began to erupt.Negligence – In 1928, the first negligence case was started.Big Chuck – In 1944, Charles de Gaulle entered Paris.Up In Smoke – In 1980, Harvey’s Resort was damaged by a bomb detonation.Equality – In 1970, the Women’s Strike for Equality took place.

August 28: First Tornado Photograph – In 1884, the first tornado photograph was made.Sci Am – In 1845, Scientific American began publication.Odds and Evens – In 888, the last date written in all even numbers for over a thousand years.Enceladus – In 1789, William Herschel found Enceladus in the night sky.Stunningly Beautiful – In 1859, a giant geomagnetic storm lit up the skies.Tom Thumb – In 1830, the train raced a horse drawn carriage (and lost).

August 31: Who Was He? – In 1888, Mary Ann Nichols was brutally murdered.Try This – In 1900, Coke was first sold in England. Fairy Tale’s End – In 1997, Princess Diana was killed in a car crash.Go West – In 1803, Meriwether Lewis began his great Expedition when he left Pittsburgh.Air Disaster – In 1940, a plane crashed near Lovettsville, Virginia.Charleston, South Carolina – In 1886, the city was struck by an earthquake.